Australian Sports Car Championship
Appearance
Category | Sports Car Racing |
---|---|
Country | Australia |
Inaugural season | 1969 |
Folded | 1988 |
Last Drivers' champion | ![]() |
The Australian Sports Car Championship was the national title for
Victoria
.
Matich SR4 Repco was driven to victory in the 1969 Australian Sports Car Championship by Frank Matich
Championship races were open to purpose-built sports racing cars complying with CAMS Group A Sports Car regulations except for the years 1976 to 1981 in which they were restricted to Group D Production Sports Cars.
Local manufacturers Matich, Elfin, Kaditcha, and K&A Engineering (Veskanda C1), along with McLaren dominated the series when run under Group A rules, while Porsche drivers won all six Group D based championships.
The championship winners are listed below.
Year | Champion | Vehicle |
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1969 | Frank Matich | Matich SR4 Repco
|
1970 | Peter Woodward | Elfin 350 Coventry Climax |
1971 | John Harvey | McLaren M6B Repco
|
1972 | John Harvey | McLaren M6B Repco |
1973 | Phil Moore | Elfin 360 Repco |
1974 | Henry Michel | Elfin 360 Repco |
1975 | Garrie Cooper | Repco Holden
|
1976 | Ian Geoghegan | Porsche Carrera |
1977 | Alan Hamilton John Latham |
Porsche 934 Turbo Porsche Carrera RSR |
1978 | Ross Mathiesen | Porsche Carrera |
1979 | Ross Mathiesen | Porsche Carrera |
1980 | Allan Moffat | Porsche 930 Turbo
|
1981 | John Latham | Porsche 930 Turbo |
1982 | Chris Clearihan | Kaditcha Chevrolet |
1983 | Peter Hopwood | Kaditcha Chevrolet |
1984 | Bap Romano | Romano WE84 Cosworth |
1985 | Chris Clearihan | Kaditcha Chevrolet |
1986 | John Bowe | Veskanda C1 Chevrolet |
1987 | Andy Roberts | Roberts SR3 Ford
|
1988 | Alan Nolan | Nola Chevrolet |
References
- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1988/89
- CAMS Manuals of Motor Sport, 1969 to 1988
- www.camsmanual.com.au